The act of overseeing all activities and tasks needed to maintain a desired level of excellence
Quality Management includes
Determination of a quality policy
Creating and implementing quality planning and assurance
Quality control and improvement
Importance of Quality Management in Business
Ensures Consistency
Enhances Customer Satisfaction
Improves Efficiency and Competitiveness
Regulatory Compliance
Supports Continuous Improvement
Reduces Defects and Costs
Quality Control (QC)
The process of ensuring that products and services meet consumer expectations and requirements
Key Concepts of Quality Control
Inspection
Testing
Monitoring
Measurement
Corrective Actions
QC Tools and Techniques
Check Sheets
Pareto Charts
Cause-and-Effect Diagrams (Ishikawa or Fishbone Diagrams)
Benefits of Quality Control
Consistency
Customer Satisfaction
Cost Savings
Compliance
Efficiency
Improved Reputation
Inspection
The process of examining, measuring, testing, and gauging one or more characteristics of a product or service and comparing the results with specified requirements to determine whether conformity is achieved
Role of Inspection
Quality Assurance
Defect Identification
Compliance
Process Control
Customer Satisfaction
Types of Inspections
Incoming Inspection
In-process Inspection
Final Inspection
Inspection Methods
Visual Inspection
Dimensional Inspection
Non-destructive Testing (NDT)
Inspection Planning and Documentation
1. Defining Criteria
2. Selecting Methods
3. Scheduling
4. Resource Allocation
Inspection Documentation
Inspection Reports
Checklists
Non-conformance Reports (NCR)
Quality Records
Traceability
Quality Assurance (QA)
A systematic process to ensure that products and services meet defined standards of quality
Key Concepts of Quality Assurance
Preventive Approach
Standards and Regulations
Documentation
Difference between QC and QA
QC focuses on identifying defects in finished products, QA focuses on improving processes to prevent defects
Examples of QA Standards
ISO 9001
Six Sigma
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Benefits of Implementing Quality Assurance Standards